diff --git a/include/Variable/Variable.h b/include/Variable/Variable.h
index 00ae78a..9a9e525 100644
--- a/include/Variable/Variable.h
+++ b/include/Variable/Variable.h
@@ -97,9 +97,10 @@ public:
     operator QUuid() {return _uuid;}
     QUuid ID(){return _uuid;}
 signals:
-    void updated();
-    private:
-        class VariablePrivate;
+    void updated(QUuid ID);
+
+private:
+    class VariablePrivate;
     spimpl::unique_impl_ptr<VariablePrivate> impl;
     QUuid _uuid;
     QReadWriteLock m_lock;
diff --git a/include/Variable/VariableModel2.h b/include/Variable/VariableModel2.h
index 705aa82..ccdaa7c 100644
--- a/include/Variable/VariableModel2.h
+++ b/include/Variable/VariableModel2.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ signals:
     void asyncChangeRange(const std::shared_ptr<Variable>& variable, const DateTimeRange& r);
 public slots:
     /// Slot called when data of a variable has been updated
-    void variableUpdated() noexcept;
+    void variableUpdated(QUuid id) noexcept;
     void variableAdded(const std::shared_ptr<Variable>&);
     void variableDeleted(const std::shared_ptr<Variable>&);
 };
diff --git a/src/Variable/Variable.cpp b/src/Variable/Variable.cpp
index d83000e..b51366f 100644
--- a/src/Variable/Variable.cpp
+++ b/src/Variable/Variable.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static DataSeriesType findDataSeriesType(const QVariantHash &metadata)
     void Variable::setter(const type& getter) noexcept \
     {\
         impl->setter(getter);\
-        emit updated();\
+        emit updated(this->ID());\
     }\
 
 struct Variable::VariablePrivate {
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void Variable::setRange(const DateTimeRange &range, bool notify) noexcept
     impl->setRange(range);
     impl->updateRealRange();
     if(notify)
-        emit this->updated();
+        emit this->updated(this->ID());
 }
 
 V_FW_GETTER_SETTER(cacheRange, setCacheRange, DateTimeRange)
@@ -190,10 +190,9 @@ void Variable::updateData(const std::vector<IDataSeries *> &dataSeries, const Da
         impl->purgeDataSeries();
     }
     if(notify)
-        emit updated();
+        emit updated(this->ID());
 }
 
-
 std::shared_ptr<IDataSeries> Variable::dataSeries() const noexcept
 {
     return impl->dataSeries();
@@ -211,4 +210,3 @@ QVariantHash Variable::metadata() const noexcept
     impl->unlock();
     return metadata;
 }
-
diff --git a/src/Variable/VariableModel2.cpp b/src/Variable/VariableModel2.cpp
index 2d89231..8ad2833 100644
--- a/src/Variable/VariableModel2.cpp
+++ b/src/Variable/VariableModel2.cpp
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ bool VariableModel2::dropMimeData(const QMimeData *data, Qt::DropAction action, 
     return dropDone;
 }
 
-void VariableModel2::variableUpdated() noexcept
+void VariableModel2::variableUpdated(QUuid id) noexcept
 {
     emit dataChanged(QModelIndex(),QModelIndex());
 }